Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
A dance-like movement may be the key to understanding how sea turtles navigate the globe. Thanks to a new study, researchers may have uncovered the secret to what makes sea turtles such excellent navigators. Their research suggests loggerhead turtles have two different magnetic senses: one that they use like a compass, which tells them the general direction to travel in, and another that they use for mapping, which helps them home in on specific coordinates.
A dance-like movement may be the key to understanding how sea turtles navigate the globe. Thanks to a new study, researchers may have uncovered the secret to what makes sea turtles such excellent navigators. Their research suggests loggerhead turtles have two different magnetic senses: one that they use like a compass, which tells them the general direction to travel in, and another that they use for mapping, which helps them home in on specific coordinates.
